Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-07-19
TIE COUNTY CONVENTION.
A Large Gathering OF Politicians
Exciting Scenes.

Central Committee for Anne Arundel
county.
When the call for credentials of dele.
gates was made VIM. Shipley of the 9Th
district entered a protest from that dis
trict, as did also Geo. w. DuvaIl Of the
2nd district. At this iuncture Of the con-
Yention DIR. Geo. Wells made some spirit
cd remarks In reference to the fair elee-
ton in the End. which were loudly APP
plauded. The contesting delegations were
referred to the committee on credentials
to be hereafter appointed.
On motion of VIM. Snowden, OF the
Fourth district, Abraham g. Woodward
was made temporary chairman and Thos.
Green temporary secretary
MIR. +. >. Riley, a delegate from the
Sixth district, nominated DR.. Geo. Wells
| for temporary chairman. On ballot be-
ing taken, Woodward received 20 votes
and Wells Is votes, and the former was
declared the temporary chairman of the
| convention.
The chair then appointed the following
committee on credentials
LIST disirict-Benjamin l.. Tucker
End district-Richard Baldwin.
Ord district-Elijah Williams
4th district-Wm. Snowden.
9th district-Geo. n. Potee
9th district-Dr. Geo Wells.
Sth district-T. S. Nutwell
The committee then retired and the
| convention took recess for thirty min
utcs.
At 1.30 the committee on credentials
returned and when on motion of William
Snowden the chair called the convention
to order. The committee on credentials
reported that the temporary officers be
made the permanent officers of the con-
vention, and that the delegations headed
by Richard Baldwin in the Second dis
trict and that by Potee in the Fifth be
admitted as the regular delegates from
these districts. The report of the commit
tee on credentials was adopted
Nomination for candidates being in or
der, Mr.. VIM. Snowden, nominated Mr..
Geo, n Potee of the 9Th district as State
Senator. DR.. Geo. Wells, nominated Dr.
G. Morris Cheston, of the LIST district
Both candidates we're highly eulogized by
their respective delegates who put their
names before the convention. The nomi-
nations being closed the chair appoint
ed DR.. Geo Wells and VIM. Snowden as
tellers.
The vote was taken by districts, and
resulted as follows: Potec 20 votes and
Cheston Is votes. Potee having received
the choice of the convention.
For House of Delegates M. II. Howard,
j. G. Bannon. Geo. w. Duvall, JAS S
Armiger, II. A. Lusby, f. Eugene Wath
en-, were put in nomination. Bannon,
Armiger, Duvall and Howard, having re-
ceived the majority of votes cast were
duly declared the choice of the conven-
ton.
For County Commissioners-J. w. Lee,
W. p Baldwin, VIM Jones, j. r. Wood
ward, w. b. Gardiner, John Il. Flood,
Thos. ii. Phipps, Hezekiah Jeffrey and
w. A. Shipley were put in nomination.
When DR.. Wells proposed the name of
Mr.. Shipley for County Commissioner,
the latter declined to allow his name to
be used, because he was too good a
democrat to allow his name to be put on
ticket where the candidate did not carry
his district"
j II. Woodward, w. p Baldwin, Jno.
b. Flood, Thos. IL. Phipps and Hezekiah
Jeffrey having received each 20 votes of
the convention were declared the nomi
nees for County Commissioners.
= For Orphans Court-Lloyd +. Dorsey,
II. II. Estep and Grafton Duvall were
nominated and declared elected. j. N
Childs, was put in nomination, but before
the vote was taken his name vas with
drawn
Register of WTUs.-Dr. w. T. Revell'
of the Bird district was nominated by w
b. Chairs, and JAS. r. Brashears Of the 1st
district, by Dr. Geo. Wells. DIR. Revell
having received 20 voters 10 Brashears 10,
was declared the choice of the convention.
For Sherif.-On motion of Thos. s
Nutwell of the Sth district, A. X. Stallings
was put in nomination. There being no
opposion, on motion the nomination was
made unanimous.
For States AttofHey.-Mr. w. Snow.
den nominated John Ireland, of Annapo
lis On motion, the nomination was made
unanimous. Mr. +. $. Riley thanked the
majority for this small favor, as being the
only nomination made that was in accord
with his wishes. Mr.. Riley aslo warned
the convention of making ticket against
tn majority of democratic voters of the
county, and one that would not receive
the full support of the party
For SWrrey0F-Louis s. Green was then
declared the unanimous choice of the
convention for surveyor.
Delegates To the State Confederation
NJ Bannon, S. G. Acton, VIM. b. Chairs,
g c. Prather, Genl Frank A. Bond
Charles II. Winterson, Thomas S. Nut
well, Thomas |. Taylor. Ii. H. Brogden,
DIR Geo. w. Hammond were declared the
choice of the convention TO represent An
ne Arundel county in the State Conven-
ton to be held in Baltimore on the 9th
inst, and the said delegates are duly au
thorized and instructed to cast the five
votes to which said county is entitled, as
unit on all questions upon which they
may be called upon TO vote. The last five
named are alternates.
The following are those nam ed as the
County Central committee:
1st district-A. S. Hail.
2nd district-W. +. Anderson.
3rd district-T. III. Williams.
4th district. II. Harding
9th district-Geo n. Potee
9th district-Allen Mccullough.
Sth district-Tho. s. Nutwell.
The convention having cnmnlef ed the